Shade bracket



Dec. 15, 1931. -w. McKlNLEY 1,836,483'

SHADE BRACKET Filed May 18, 1951 2 sheets-sheet 1 nvenlor A l5, 1931. w MeKlNLEY 1,836,483

SHADE BRACKET llomey Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM MCKINLCEY, F TORONTO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DANIEL W. i BENNINGHOFF, OF TORONTO, OHIO SHADE BRACKET Application filed May 18, 1931.. Serial No. 538,328.

The present invention relates to a shade bracket or the like and has for its prime object to provide means whereby the bracket structure may be mounted on a window frame C or the like without marring the same by the use of fastening elements.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of means for mounting shade brackets so that said brack- .10 ets may be easily adjusted toward and away from each other and may be securely held in adjusted position against accidental movement.

A still further very important object of the l invention resides in the provision of a curtain shade bracket structure of this nature which is simple, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, thoroughly efficient and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of the upper end of a window frame showing my bracket structure mounted thereon.

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof. Figure 3 is a perspective view of one end of the rod.

Figure 4 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken sub# stantially on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the 4.0 bracket elements, and

Figure 7 is an elevation of the upper portion of a double window frame showing another embodiment of the invention.

Referring to th-e drawing-s in detail it will be seen that I utilize a rod including a pair of L-shaped sections A. Each section A comprises a long arm 5 and a short arm 6. The short arm 6 terminates in a pointed inwardly directed extension 7 to engage between the window frame and the wall as is indicated to advantage in Figure 5. The extremities of the arms 5 are oppositely threaded to receive a turn buckle 8 for tightening the sections on the window frame as will be quite apparent- One or a pair of brackets may be mounted on each section A as is indicated respectively in Figures 1 and 7 A detailed description of one of the brackets will suiiice for all. Each bracket is formed-from an elongated sheet of spring metal to include an arm 10 from one end of which extends perpendicularly an arm 11 in the end of which may be an opening, notch or the like as may be required as is indicated at 12. The arm 10 is olset intermediate its ends as at 14 in the direction of the arm 11 and terminates in an angular lip 15 having a notch 16. The oii'set 17'is provided with an opening 18 in a line with an opening provi-ded in the arm 11 immediately adjacent the arm 10.

The rod section A extends through these openings 19 and 18 and through the notch 16. The arm 10 is sprung so that the notch 16 frictionally engages the rod to resist sliding movement of the bracket on the rod so that when the bracket is slid to a desired adjusted position it will remain there against accidental displacement under practically all conditions to which an apparatus of this nature may be subjected.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

In combination, a rod, a bracket slidable on said rod, said bracket being formed With a pair of arms extending angularly from each other, one of said arms being offset intermediate its ends and terminating in an angularly extending lip, the other arm being provided With an opening adjacent said one arm and said offset portion being provided With an opening, the rod extending through said openings and said one arm having its portion adjacent the lip sprung t0 cause the lip to frictionally engage With the rod.

In testimony WhereoiI I afix my signature.

WILLIAM MCKINLE Y. 

